noun
inclusion compound; clathrate compound
Technical term in chemistry for a compound where one molecule is enclosed within the crystal lattice or cavity of another.
包接化合物は、ホスト分子がゲスト分子を取り込んで形成される。
Inclusion compounds are formed when a host molecule incorporates a guest molecule.
Compound of 包接 (hōsetsu, 'inclusion') and 化合物 (kagōbutsu, 'compound'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern scientific coinage.